PRE TEST | S. GENAP | LITERASI B.

INGGRIS 05

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✘ 1. The designer's window treatments in her house, installed 17 years ago, were outmoded.

Points: unnecessary (tidak penting)

0/1 pointless (tidak jelas)
out-of-date (ketinggalan jaman) ✓
worthless (tak berharga)

✘ 2. The spies conducted a covert operation.

Points: dangerous (berbahaya)

0/1 foreign (asing/luar negeri)
hidden (terselubung) ✓
illegal

✘ 3. The baseball player’s malice(kebencian) toward the referee was revealed in his spiteful remarks to the media, which almost ruined
the referee’s career.
Points:
0/1 vindictive (dendam) ✓
crazy
rude
unpleasant

✘ 4. Although Zachary is much too inexperienced for the managerial position, he is a willful young man and obdurately refuses to
withdraw his application.
Points:
0/1 foolishly
reluctantly (ragu)
constantly (tetap)
stubbornly (keras kepala) ✓

✘ 5. His neighbor’s superficial remarks trivialized (meremehkan/mengacuhkan) the property line dispute (sengketa) and infuriated
(membangkitkan amarah) Malcolm.
Points:
0/1 enraged (sangat marah/murka)
petty (cerewet/berulang kali) ✓
insulting (menghina)
misleading (menyesatkan)
✘ 6. Have you ever heard someone sing, “Happy birthday to you . . . happy birthday to you . . .”? If so, you are hardly alone—millions of
people sing that song every year, and the tune is one of the most familiar of any song in North America. Ironically, it is not known who
Points: wrote it! The tune was written by two sisters, Patty and Mildred Hill, who were school teachers in the late 19th century. But their song
0/1 had different words; instead of “happy birthday to you,” the song ran “good morning to all.” The two sisters would sing this ditty to
their students each morning as school began. In 1924, the tune was published in a song book, which added the “happy birthday”
lyrics as verse two. Today, the second verse of that song has become one of the best known tunes in the world—and nobody knows
who wrote the words!
The underlined word ditty, as used in the passage, most nearly means ... .

silly
shoe
flower
short song ✓

D.
The word ditty refers to a short song.

✘ 7. Donna’s memo caused much contention around the office last week. She may have meant well, but her usually caustic tone
offended almost everybody. She has become a consistent nuisance (gangguan) at work, and probably should be fired.
Points:
0/1 The underlined word caustic, as used in this passage, most nearly means____
cause and effect.
reoccurring. (berulang kali)
biting. (menyakiti) ✓
unclear. (tidak jelas)

✘ 8. Donna’s memo caused much contention around the office last week. She may have meant well, but her usually caustic tone
offended almost everybody. She has become a consistent nuisance (gangguan) at work, and probably should be fired
Points:
0/1 What is the meaning of the underlined word contention as it is used in this passage?
theorizing (berteori)
discord (perselisihan/perpecahan) ✓
gossip
calm (ketenangan)

✘ 9. The thief jostled me in a crowd and was thus able to pick my pocket.

Points: mugged (merampok)

0/1 bumped (membentur/menabrak) ✓
assailed (menyerang)
hindered (menghambat)

✘ 10. Cindy had some ______________ about marrying George, because he was sometimes violent.

Points: enthusiasm
0/1 ignorance
trepidation (keraguan) ✓
urgency